Manure loader



L. L. MEYER MANURE LOADER 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Aug. 26 1921 i. w im Get. 2, 1923,

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L. L. MEYER MANURE LOADER Oct. 2., 1923.

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- I 17 all whom it may concern 1 Be it known that LORENZ -L. MEY'ER, a

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peciallydesigned'as the means of removing manure from a bed which has accumulated on the floor of the stable as a means of avoiding the necessity. of forking or otherwise manually handling or removing the same, the apparatus being designed to operate progressively as the-material is loosened and conveyed toa point of deposit which 1 may as indicated consists of a suitable vehicle; and-with this object in view the invention consists 1n a constructionand combination of parts of which a preferred em bodiment is shown in drawings, wherein :-i-

Figure leis a side view of an apparatus embodying the'invention.

.Figure 2 is a plan view of thesame.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional View.

Figure 4 is a front View.

Figure 5 is a transverse section on the plane indicated by the line 55 of Figure 2. V

The frame 10 which may be of any suitable or preferred construction is wheel supported as by the rear wheels 11 and the front wheels 12 carried by a pivotal axle 13 to provide for the forward movement of the machine through suitable draft gear in cluding for example the tongue 14, and carried by the frame'is a conveyor 15 hav' ing a front elevator portion 16 and a rear shoe portion 17 of which the inlet end is is adapted to rest on the floor or surface in position to have the manure or like material conveyed thereto with facility as by means of a fork 18. It is preferred to operate the conveyor with its elevating and foot extensions by means of a motor 19 of any the accomp anying suitable type serving to operate the main drive shaft 20 and through suitable connections with the other parts of the mechanism as by belts and pulleys'or chains and sprockets as indicated and a detailed description of which is deemed unnecessary in V the end of the draft cable may Application filedAugu'st26 l92l. vSerial'No; 495,6235-"1 view ofjthe fact that modificationthereof: 1'

may bemade without in any way departing from the principles involved. When thema chine is arranged for operation in removing and conveyin the manurefor discharge by the upper enr l of the elevator vmember into a suitableireceptacle,.or ,vehicle the elevatormember 16 should be supported at,

the desired inclination as by means ofJa brace rod 21 and the front axle should be sive movement-of the samefin the rearward direction so that the feed end;of the shoe member ofthe conveyor-may advance as the manure is transferredfrom the pile, orfloor to the, conveyor by the fork 18, and to ,this end there is employed a pivotal draft loop 26 with which is; connected a draft .cable 27 adapted to extendiaroundia suitableguide 28 secured to a wall or partitionor V pulley post In the stable and reeled upon a drum 29 which may be connected for operation with the drive shaft by means of a suitable clutch 30- or the equivalent thereof. The crossbar.

31 of the draft loop is preferably provided with a series of seats 32 with any of which e engaged to provide for varying the direction of progress of the machine without varying the position of the guide pulley. e

Operatively connected with the drive shaft is a crank shaft 33 having a crank 34 upon which is mountedthe innerend of the staff 35 of the fork, said staff extending slidably through the guide sleeve 36 supported by a hangenrod 37, therupperexi tremity of which is loosely connected with the wrist pin 37 of a crank. 37 forming one extremity of a shaft 37 rotatably mounted in a bracket 38 which is pivotally' V The shaft 37 is ro-1y supported, as at 38 tated by means of operative connections between it and the crank shaft 33 and the crank37 thus raising and lowering. the

hanger rod 37 which imparts up and down movement to the fork while the crank 34 imparts forward and rear movement to'the same. The fork is thus caused to traverse its inward stroke topass over-the feed end of the shoe of the conveyor and relatively close to the same without contact therewith, the fork at the same time beingele vated during its outward stroke in order to of discl'iarge' at the remote end ="of the elevator. The positioning of the bracket38- to vary the orbital path of the fo'rk is cont'rolledsby "a hand lever 39 li'avirr a suitable --loc-king awl traversing "too t hed seg- Y ment 40 whereby it may'b'c'locked in adjustedv position. 1

It is -obvious that the machine may he moved"progressivelyas the material is gathered either from a rpile or I an accumulation on the floor of the stable to keep the for]: always within reach of the material to be moved. 1n order-that the position of the fork'laterally with relation to the feed end of the shoe may be Varied, the shaft 37 ismmployedby-means of a worm and gear connection- 41 to impart rotary movement to a'shaft 42, thelatter having a bevel gear connection 43 with-a transverseshaft which is 'operatively connected with the shaft 45 of which the upper "end is notatably mounted in abearing sleeve-46. T he shaft-4'5 is provided witha-crank 47 and 'a lin'k -48 connects the extremity of the crank arm with the guidesleeve 36. Thus, the rotation' of the shaft 45 imparts movement to *the sleeve "36 transversely of 5 the machine and causes a corresponding t ransverse back and forward naovement of the fork. I

Having described the invention, what is 1 claimed as new and useful is 1. Amanure loading "apparatus having a wheel supported frame, a conveyor having terminal shoe and elevator portions, a fork arranged in operative relation with the feed end of the shoe fordrawingmaterial into position upon the shoe, and means-for operating said fork including 'a crank with which the staff of the "fork is connected, a guide sleeve for the stafflfiand means for varying the position of said'isleeve.

- 2. A manure loading'apparatus having a wheel supported frame, a conveyor having.

terminal shoe and elevator portions, a fork arranged in operative'relation with the feed end of the shoe for drawing'ma-terial into position upon the shoe, and means for operating said fork including acrank shaft with which the staff of the fork is connected, a

guide sleeve through which the staff slides, and means for moving the sleeve transversely with relation tothe conveyor.

3. A manure loadingapparatus having 'a wheel supported frame, a conveyor having terminal shoeandelevator portions, a fork arranged in operativerelat-ion withthe feed end of the shoe for drawing material into position upon the shoe, andnieans for operating said fork and including a crank shaft with which thestaff of thefork is connected,a guide sleevein which the staflnis slidably mounted, and mean-s including a crank shaft for imparting transverse movement to said guide sleeve.

In testimony whereof he affixes his signature.

LORENZ .L. MEYER. 

